Author(s): Simon Rowe

Short Stories

Pearl City: Stories from Japan and Elsewhere (2020) is a collection of short fiction set in Japan, Cambodia, Austria, East Malaysia, New Zealand, France, The Philippines, Hong Kong, and Australia. It is the companion reader to Good Night Papa: Short Stories from Japan and Elsewhere (Atlas Jones, 2017) and deals in themes of triumph over adversity, family, freedom, friendship, adventure, redemption, and girl-power. The collection includes the Hal Porter 2017 Prize-winning story, "Crossing the Ditch", and "The Convenience Store Ballerina", which was selected for inclusion in The Best Asian Short Stories anthology (Kitaab International, 2019).